Tag Archives: Judge Leonie Brinkema

ALEXANDRIA (AP) A federal judge will seek to unravel an art mystery and determine the rightful owner of a napkin-sized painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that a Virginia woman says she bought at a flea market for $7. The ...

A lender who won summary judgment ordering the borrower to pay $672,349 on a defaulted loan on investment property also is entitled to attorney’s fees of $99,094 and costs of $152,530; the Alexandria U.S. District Court denies the borrower’s request ...

An Alexandria U.S. District Court will reduce an award of costs to plaintiffs by deducting excessive pro hac vice fees and video deposition costs, but will allow plaintiff to collect $30,480 for costs of converting information into the agreed-upon format ...

In this lawsuit by Disney Enterprises Inc. challenging the U.S. PTO’s rejection of Disney’s ‘772 patent application, the Alexandria U.S. District Court says Disney may not use an expert opinion that came too late under the court’s discovery schedule. The ...

Plaintiff owners of a sports bar do not have coverage for a premises liability suit filed by a former patron who alleges he was injured in a fight at the bar during a billiards tournament in 2008; the Alexandria U.S. ...

A law firm that won $30,000 compensatory and $15,000 punitive damages in their client’s suit alleging he was defamed as a dog trainer by allegations of animal cruelty, as well as an award of $79,786.42 in attorney’s fees and costs, ...

An Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff’s pro se suit alleging defendant publisher breached a contract to publish plaintiff’s manuscript for a book called “Saving the Company. Because plaintiff’s manuscript was published on Dec. 26, 2006, any breach of contract ...

A Korean-born, naturalized U.S. citizen hired by the Pentagon to analyze structural engineering requirements for military installations, who was terminated when he failed to attain certification despite months of training, loses his suit alleging disparate treatment, hostile work environment and ...

After a bench trial on damages following defendant’s decision to accept a default judgment as to liability under the Alien Tort Statute and the Alien Torture Victim Protection Act, an Alexandria U.S. District Court awards $21 million to plaintiffs, natives ...

In rejecting substantive consolidation of bankruptcy cases filed by two affiliated entities, a parent company that owned an Alexandria condominium property and the manager of the property, the bankruptcy court erred in its analysis of related state court proceedings and ...